Chef Manager – Daytime School Catering Leader

Illume Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Illume Recruitment is seeking a Chef Manager to lead the back-of-house team at a flagship independent school in the City of London. This role is Monday to Friday, day-time only, with a strong emphasis on managing operations, cost control and menu innovation.

The ideal candidate will have recent senior culinary exposure in contract catering within the independent schools sector, plus proven BOH leadership and financial acumen for budgeting and forecasting.

Qualifications

• Must have been in a senior culinary role within contract catering in the last year.
• Strong background in the Independent Schools sector of contract catering.
• Experience managing a large BOH team.
• Good financial understanding of costing, P&L, budgeting and forecasting.

Skills

BOH management

Independent Schools contract catering

Budgeting & forecasting

Food innovation

Leadership

Job description

Illume Recruitment is seeking a Chef Manager to lead the back-of-house team at a flagship independent school in the City of London. This role is Monday to Friday, day-time only, with a strong emphasis on managing operations, cost control and menu innovation.

The ideal candidate will have recent senior culinary exposure in contract catering within the independent schools sector, plus proven BOH leadership and financial acumen for budgeting and forecasting.